Hakan Kurtaş (born 7 September 1988) is a Turkish actor, musician and composer.
Hakan Kurtaş | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 September 1988 İzmir, Turkey |
| Education | Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, musician, composer |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Early life edit
After completing his education at Bursa Anatolian High School, Kurtaş graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory Theatre Department. His mother is an economist and his father is a pediatrician. His mother graduated with a degree in economics when he was 3 years old, and then took the final exams again and graduated as an art teacher. He has two younger brothers. Before college, he played basketball in professional clubs. He drew cartoons and made music in his free time. His cartoons were published in Leman and Uykusuz humor and cartoon magazines for a while.[1]
Career edit
Kurtaş became interested in theatre while in middle school but decided to become an actor in high school. In 2010, he joined the DOT theatre and was cast in the play Punk Rock. He made his television debut in ATV's series Ezel, portraying the character of "Can Uçar" in the final episode. He had his breakthrough with Kanal D's Bir Çocuk Sevdim (2011–12), portraying the leading role of Sinan Harmangil. In 2012, together with Hatice Aslan, he starred in the movie Vücut playing the character of İzzet Gündoğdu.[2]
In 2012, he joined the DOT theater again to play the role of a boxer in the play Beautiful Burnout/Süpernova, directed by Murat Daltaban. He took boxing lessons in order to prepare for the role. He was then cast in Esme Madra's short film Meşakkat ve Karısı, which was a nominee in the best fictional short film category at the Akbank 9th Short Film Festival.[3] In 2013, together with Ulaş Tuna Astepe and Efe Tunçer, he founded the music band Bir Aralık. Kurtaş is active as a songwriter, composer, guitarist and singer within the band. In 2020, he released a song together with musician Kalben.[4]
Filmography edit
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | Vücut | İzzet Gündoğdu | Leading role |
| 2017 | Martıların Efendisi | Hakan | |
| 2017 | Bölük | Murat Akman | |
| 2018 | İyi oyun | Arda | Supporting role |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2011 | Ezel | Can Uçar | Supporting role |
| 2011–2012 | Bir Çocuk Sevdim | Sinan Harmangil | Leading role |
| 2013 | A.Ş.K. | Kerem Gürsoy | |
| 2015 | Analar ve Anneler | Murat | Supporting role |
| 2015–2016 | Filinta | Abdul Hamid II | |
| 2016 | Seddülbahir 32 Saat | Nafiz | |
| 2017 | Dolunay | Deniz Kaya | |
| 2018 | 8. Gün | Rüstem Alaban | |
| 2018–2019 | Çarpışma | Demir Alkan | |
| 2019–2020 | Kadın | Cem Bey | |
| 2020–2021 | Mucize Doktor | Doruk Özütürk | |
| 2022 | Baba | İlhan Karaçam | |
| Theatre | |||
| Year | Title | Notes | Director |
| 2010 | Dot-Punk Rock | Rıza Kocaoğlu | |
| 2010 | Avaz Avaz | writer: Hakan Kurtaş | Aralık Hareketi |
| 2012 | Beautiful Burnout/Süpernova | leading role | Murat Daltaban |
| 2017 | İstila! | Sami Berat Marçalı | |
| 2019 | Yak Bunu | Sami Berat Marçalı | |
Awards edit
| Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Award | Category | Work |
| 2010 | Afife Jale Theatre Awards | New Generation Special Award | |
| 2011 | 16th Sadri Alışık Awards | Ephesus Special Award | Punk Rock |
| 2011 | 18th Golden Boll International Film Festival | Promising Actor | Vücut |
References edit
- ^ "Mucize Doktor'un Doruk'u Hakan Kurtaş kimdir?". Milliyet. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Dolunay'ın Deniz'i Hakan Kurtaş kimdir?". Hürriyet. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Hakan Kurtaş kimdir? Hakan Kurtaş nereli ve kaç yaşında?". Sözcü. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
- ^ "Mucize Doktor Doruk kimdir, kaç yaşında? Hakan Kurtaş'ın oynadığı diziler merak edildi!". CNN Türk. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
External links edit
- Hakan Kurtaş at IMDb
- Hakan Kurtaş on Facebook
- Hakan Kurtaş on Instagram
- Hakan Kurtaş on Twitter